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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Ghana	Palestinian Territories	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	19,327	2,996	273
Dec 31, 2000	19,792	3,075	274
Dec 31, 2001	20,280	3,155	275
Dec 31, 2002	20,806	3,235	276
Dec 31, 2003	21,350	3,315	278
Dec 31, 2004	21,900	3,396	279
Dec 31, 2005	22,469	3,478	280
Dec 31, 2006	23,058	3,559	281
Dec 31, 2007	23,661	3,642	282
Dec 31, 2008	24,270	3,727	283
Dec 31, 2009	24,899	3,817	285
Dec 31, 2010	25,559	3,907	286
Dec 31, 2011	26,244	3,997	287
Dec 31, 2012	26,945	4,088	288
Dec 31, 2013	27,664	4,178	289
Dec 31, 2014	28,405	4,269	290
Dec 31, 2015	29,146	4,359	291
Dec 31, 2016	29,879	4,451	291
Dec 31, 2017	30,617	4,533	292
Dec 31, 2018	31,362	4,615	293
Dec 31, 2019	32,111	4,715	294
Dec 31, 2020	32,864	4,820	294
Dec 31, 2021	33,622	4,930	295
Dec 31, 2022	34,280	5,042	295

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Palestinian Territories, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.